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Matlock: The Ambassador

Play trailer Matlock: The Ambassador TV-PG,  1988,  1h 36m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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The acclaimed services of legendary Atlanta defense attorney Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith) are required in New York City, where British ambassador Alex Winthorp (Daniel Roebuck) has been charged with murdering his lover's husband. Instead of protecting himself via diplomatic immunity -- a maneuver that could jeopardize his high-profile career -- Winthorp hires the elderly but shrewd Matlock and his folksy doggedness to prove his innocence of this illicit deed.
Matlock: The Ambassador

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Christopher Hibler

Director

Andy Griffith

Benjamin Matlock

Kene Holiday

Tyler Hudson

Lisa Hartman

Shelby Russell

Neil Dickson

Anthony Stewart

David Ogden Stiers

Thomas Baldwin

Movie Info

Synopsis The acclaimed services of legendary Atlanta defense attorney Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith) are required in New York City, where British ambassador Alex Winthorp (Daniel Roebuck) has been charged with murdering his lover's husband. Instead of protecting himself via diplomatic immunity -- a maneuver that could jeopardize his high-profile career -- Winthorp hires the elderly but shrewd Matlock and his folksy doggedness to prove his innocence of this illicit deed.
Director
Christopher Hibler
Screenwriter
Anne Collins
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Dec 6, 1988
Runtime
1h 36m
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